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Oilcloth

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A fabric or cloth treated on one side with a waterproof covering, especially one made from linseed oil etc.; used for flooring, tablecloths, kitchen shelves and sometimes furniture covering.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Françaistoile cirée
DeutschWachstuch
17 more languages
Azərbaycan dilimüşəmbə
Българскимушама
Catalàhule
Esperantovakstolo
한국어유포
Kurdîhule
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਮੋਮਜਾਮਾ
Polskicerata
Românămușama
Русскийклеёнка
Tagalogule
Türkçemuşamba

Examples

Ignatius pounded a paw into the oilcloth on the kitchen table.”
When the Lincolns moved into the White House, it was not furnished, there was oilcloth on the floor in the State Rooms because of the overflow from the spittoons.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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